Gypsy Folk Tales
# Gypsy Folk Tales

Gypsy Folk Tales is an album by drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1977 and released on the Roulette label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This Roulette LP includes six fairly recent originals in addition to a pair of numbers co-written by drummer Art Blakey with saxophonist Bob Mintzer. Davis's "Gypsy Folk Tales" and "Jodi" are the best-known songs and the hard-bop oriented solos are consistently fresh".

## Track listing

All compositions by Walter Davis, Jr. except as indicated

* "Jodi" - 10:15
* "Cami" - 6:55
* "Miwako" (Art Blakey, Bob Mintzer) - 4:27
* "Gypsy Folk Tales" - 7:36
* "Time Will Tell" (Bobby Watson) - 6:58
* "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" - 7:54
* "Hawkman" (Watson) - 10:30
* "Malibu" (Blakey, Mintzer) - 4:42

## Personnel

* Art Blakey - drums
* Valery Ponomarev - trumpet
* Bobby Watson - alto saxophone
* David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
* Walter Davis, Jr. - piano
* Dennis Irwin - bass
